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Enhanced Affliction, Mercy, Reliance, and Asceticism

· 2 min read

Additions

  • Included an analogy of a mother giving bitter medicine to her child to better illustrate how to handle affliction from Allah.
  • Added the definition of fitna in the 'resolving disputes and avoiding boycotting' process.
  • Included the condition of receiving Allah's mercy in the 'hope and fear' domain.
  • Added the hadith about seeing people from hellfire in the 'cry and fear misguidance' process.
  • Included a hadith to motivate being unknown in the 'love of status and ostentation' domain.
  • Added a comparison between the richness and poverty of this life and the next in the 'asceticism' domain.
  • Added another way to get your supplication accepted in the 'reliance' domain.
  • Included the Prophet's hadith about sponsoring the orphan in the 'help orphans or people in need' process to increase motivation.

Vision Layer and Reverse Goal Setting

· One min read

Additions

  • Introduced the "Vision" layer to the top of the hierarchy to explicitly state the ultimate goal (Janna) that drives all subsequent actions.
  • Adopted a "Reverse Goal Setting" framework to better align the system with spiritual aspirations rather than corporate productivity metrics.

Refining Social and Spiritual Conduct

· 2 min read

Additions

  • Included prohibition of joking about religion.
  • Added mention of death in conversation as a way to remind of mortality.
  • Included examples in the "avoiding false impressions" section under "sincerity and truthfulness."
  • Added the last part of the night as a time for repentance.
  • Added the impact of saying salawat on the Day of Resurrection.
  • Recognized that there can be situations of differing opinions on important topics where no one is directly involved, and added an action to address that.
  • Included the prohibition of fantasizing to prevent lusts.

Taqwa Model and Waiting Logic

· 2 min read

Additions

  • A new, more straightforward method for applying the system was added.
  • Included the system's limitations and how to overcome them in "Getting Started."
  • Another essential process related to properly using blessings was added: "Guarding Your Eyes and Ears."

Performance Logic and Process Consolidation

· 2 min read

Additions

  • Added a new process for supplicating during blessed times.
  • Added the Arabic version of the dhikr that we should recite at the end of the gathering to the process "Speak Purposefully or Maintain Silence."

Initial Release

· One min read

Welcome to the first release of Roadmap to Janna. I hope it will be as beneficial for you as it has been for me, or even more.